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IAEA director general to visit Iran Saturday for technical talks on ways to continue cooperation
Feb 17, 2021 13:17The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, will visit Tehran on Saturday for technical talks on how to work with Iran in light of its plan to reduce voluntary cooperation, Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna says.
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Leader: Iran wants to see action on nuclear deal, won’t settle for words
Feb 17, 2021 06:23Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday said Iran will not accept mere verbal promises in the case of the 2015 nuclear agreement this time around and needs to see action on the part of the co-signatories, given the many instances of counterparty non-compliance the country has faced.
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Iran’s MTN Irancell launches commercial 5G service
Feb 17, 2021 02:53Iran’s second mobile operator MTN Irancell has launched a first commercial 5G internet service in the country in a location in the capital Tehran.
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Iran should ask compensation for damages caused by US sanctions: Senior official
Feb 15, 2021 14:24Iran should ask the United States for compensation in return for damages inflicted on Tehran through the unilateral imposition of tough economic sanctions by the administration of former US President Donald Trump, says a senior Iranian official.
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Tehran to halt Additional Protocol unless other parties return to full JCPOA compliance
Feb 15, 2021 10:33Tehran says it will end its voluntary implementation of the Additional Protocol to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Safeguards Agreement should the other parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement fail to honor their commitments by the deadline of February 21.
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Iran welcomes Qatar’s push to save JCPOA, slams Biden for acting like Trump
Feb 15, 2021 06:05The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson hailed Qatar for its efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, made it clear that Washington’s commitment to the JCPOA requires no messages, and denounced the new US administration for following in footsteps of its predecessor.
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Iranian technicians carry out overhauls on 6 mothballed helicopters
Feb 15, 2021 02:56Iranian technicians have successfully carried out repairs on engines of six French helicopters to bring them back to operation despite foreign sanctions that ban the imports of aircraft parts into the country.
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Iran studying various options on official digital currency: CBI chief
Feb 15, 2021 02:52Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati says the bank is considering various options on how it can issue an official digital currency amid a global race to modernize payments systems and reduce the risks related to privately issued cryptocurrencies.
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UN envoy in Venezuela denounces US sanctions
Feb 14, 2021 13:00During a press conference in Caracas, UN Human Rights envoy, Alena Douhan, spoke about her preliminary assessment of her visit to Venezuela to evaluate the effects of the US blockade against the Latin American nation.
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Iran’s aluminum output rises by 65% y/y in late January: Report
Feb 14, 2021 03:06Iran has churned out 65 percent more aluminum in the 10 months to late January as the country’s metals and mining sector keeps growing in a blow to the US sanctions targeting its trade of metals.